EDIT- I bought one, was $125 shipped from HK.
The ergos are terrible. No clicks on aperture, and it's difficult to focus without grabbing some other part of the lens.
I'll probably rig up some kind of focus lever, that should pretty much fix it.
This sucker looks pretty cool. There are a million listings on ebay from HK/China/Taiwan, from $129 to $150. Most free ship, some really fast. SMALL native mount lens, just over 35mm equivalent. This is what I've been waiting for.
I'll prob be picking one up very soon for my recently purchased A6000.
Looks like an interesting lens, and certainly more affordable and compact than the SLR Magic 23mm f1.7. If I still shot APS-C I'd get one without a doubt. Also it seems they have a 35mm f1.8 lens that looks very similar to this.
Look forward to some users getting their hands on this lens and posting more samples!
I've got one on the way. $125 best offer on ebay, free shipping from HK.
Found out after the fact that the "cine" in the name is most likely from the clickless aperture. Not excited about that for shooting stills, which will make up a large chunk of my use with this lens.
Wow, that 25/1.8 is crazy small! Makes me want to bring the NEX 5R out of retirement, at least as a back up camera, maybe even a replacement for my RX100! :-D
banpresso, thanks for the xitek link!
I've been looking for Chinese forum postings, but forgot about xitek. These look great. I'm even more excited about the lens now. Looks like this and the Rokinon 12 are exactly what I've been wanting for the A6000.
It's not a crop-only lens, just a lens with an image circle designed for APS-C. It'd mount on the A7 just fine. Methinks SoulNibbler is wondering how much of the frame is covered on FF. Plenty of APS-C lenses can do 1x1, 4x5, and 3x4 on FF. Might have to remove a back baffle or stop down, or it might not cover enough of it to make using it on FF worthwhile.
I'll probably be renting an A7S in March, i can try then. Honestly, for those suspicious, buying this lens is probably cheaper than what i'll spend to rent an A7S haha.
I'll be honest-
I did not buy this lens for anything other than wide open or close to it. I'd expect the corners to perform similarly to a kit lens at equivalent apertures. Wide open the corners are pretty much mush.
The vignetting is surprisingly minimal.
There is noticeable distortion that you can see in these pictures.
I've quite happy with the bokeh and center frame sharpness. Really it's better than I thought it would be in those regards.
HOWEVER- I can't say enough how badly this lens needs a focusing tab or something. The handling alone is making me reconsider a cheap speedbooster + 35/2 (FD or F).
I've been shooting with my nikon 35 f2 and a cheap nikon adapter. It works fine and the optics are great, but the adapter makes the whole package a little bit too long. I got a thumb rest coming in to see if it can help with balancing the camera out.
yeah a big part of why i got this is i hate how long SLR lens + thick adapter is on bodies like the A6000.
In the end, those oversized setups usually handle better than this tiny lens though!